Amarena Cherry and White Chocolate Brownie

I think cherries are such a festive food - they do look like shiny red baubles fit for a christmas tree - and I'll be using these as a key ingredient in these white chocolate and amarena brownies, presented rather aptly, in christmas tree form.

Place the butter in a small saucepan over a low heat and melt - when melted add the sugar, stir until it dissolves. Take this off the heat and stir in the dark chocolate - this will melt in the residual heat. Keep stirring until it's smooth. Set this to one side to cool.

Sift the plain flour and cocoa together into a bowl. Make a well in the center and add in the whisked egg - stir this into the flour and then drizzle in the cooled butter mix.

Sprinkle over the broken white chocolate pieces and fold this through before finally adding the amarena cherries - be gentle as you fold as you don't want to break the cherries.

Spoon the mixture into christmas tree moulds, filling them about two-thirds of the way. You could also bake this in a tin

Place the moulds on a baking tray and bake in a preheated 170°C oven for about 25 minutes - the surface should start to look a bit firm.

It's important that you let them sit in the moulds until cold before you try turning them out.